Employment Readiness “Hen House”

One of the biggest challenges to long-term recovery is stability in the workforce, and oftentimes it is because individuals who have been controlled by addiction do not have employment skills. As a result, they can become a burden on their communities. Therefore, employment readiness activities are a crucial part of the recovery process so program participants can experience post-recovery success and make positive contributions to society. Since Cullman County is a leader in the poultry industry, we built a hen house to teach program participants about the poultry industry as it pertains to laying hens and egg production. The hen house was completed in June, and we are training two to three program participants at a time. The eggs feed program participants in The Foundry’s recovery programs.